Comments on: Hastert Yanks Press Releases On Efforts To ‘Keep Kids Safe in Cyberspace’ From His Website http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:02:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mexico501 » Blog Archive » Hastert Yanks Press Releases On ‘Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace’ From Site http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-1036129 Mexico501 » Blog Archive » Hastert Yanks Press Releases On ‘Keeping Kids Safe in Cyberspace’ From Site Fri, 27 Oct 2006 02:01:47 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-1036129 [...] Page Summary: Hastert and the rest of the enablers, and thats what they should be called, have allowed a child predator to burrow comfortably into a situation where he had power untold over his victims. Aidding and abetting a known felony act must in and of itself present certain legal entanglements. Leaving, in many cases, their trophy wives at home to fend for themselves. Then why is it that on June 6, 2002, well after the kids were warned to stay away from Foley, Shimkus notes approvingly that Foley has spent a lot of time with the Page Class of 2001-2002.read more | digg story [...] [...] Page Summary: Hastert and the rest of the enablers, and thats what they should be called, have allowed a child predator to burrow comfortably into a situation where he had power untold over his victims. Aidding and abetting a known felony act must in and of itself present certain legal entanglements. Leaving, in many cases, their trophy wives at home to fend for themselves. Then why is it that on June 6, 2002, well after the kids were warned to stay away from Foley, Shimkus notes approvingly that Foley has spent a lot of time with the Page Class of 2001-2002.read more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Press Releases » Blog Archive » Canadian Arrow Mines announces shares for debt http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-1022929 Press Releases » Blog Archive » Canadian Arrow Mines announces shares for debt Tue, 24 Oct 2006 08:31:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-1022929 [...] Hastert Yanks Press Releases On Efforts To Keep Kids Safe in …Think Progress, DC - Oct 2, 2006House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert first claimed he was made aware of Foley s emails to a young congressional page by media reports on Thursday. … [...] [...] Hastert Yanks Press Releases On Efforts To Keep Kids Safe in …Think Progress, DC - Oct 2, 2006House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert first claimed he was made aware of Foley s emails to a young congressional page by media reports on Thursday. … [...]

]]> By: Truthdetector http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-947275 Truthdetector Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:11:39 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-947275 Foley- Resigned and is under investigation Reynolds- Convicted of having sex with a minor, pardoned by Clinton and hired By Jesse Jackson Stubbs- Actually has sex with an underage male page and keeps his seat, and gets reelected. Apparently there is a difference between democrats and republicans. When a republican gets caught soliciting sex with minors, he gets booted out, when it's a democrat they get to keep their jobs and can look forward to a pardon from a democrat in the white house. Foley- Resigned and is under investigation

Reynolds- Convicted of having sex with a minor, pardoned by Clinton and hired By Jesse Jackson

Stubbs- Actually has sex with an underage male page and keeps his seat, and gets reelected.

Apparently there is a difference between democrats and republicans. When a republican gets caught soliciting sex with minors, he gets booted out, when it’s a democrat they get to keep their jobs and can look forward to a pardon from a democrat in the white house.

]]> By: Truthdetector http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-947259 Truthdetector Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:07:19 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-947259 Um Democrats, where was your outrage over Barney Frank's brothel, oh and where was the media attention? Why did Clinton commute the sentence of Reynolds a congressman convicted of msleeping with a minor. Why did you guys ignore the Stubbs case. Stubbs actually had sex with an underage male page and he kept his seat and got reelected. Where was the democrat outrage then? Apparently democrats are only outraged by Republican pedophiles. Um Democrats, where was your outrage over Barney Frank’s brothel, oh and where was the media attention? Why did Clinton commute the sentence of Reynolds a congressman convicted of msleeping with a minor. Why did you guys ignore the Stubbs case. Stubbs actually had sex with an underage male page and he kept his seat and got reelected. Where was the democrat outrage then?

Apparently democrats are only outraged by Republican pedophiles.

]]> By: Wretched+Refuse http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-930884 Wretched+Refuse Tue, 03 Oct 2006 01:33:59 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-930884 THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG TIME http://www.thelawparty.com/FranklinCoverup/franklin.htm THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG TIME

http://www.thelawparty.com/FranklinCoverup/franklin.htm

]]> By: JPark http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-930166 JPark Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:53:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-930166 #7 "I wonder what was running through Foley’s mind as he cast his vote." Other than prancing little boys I am guessing this was his pennance for being a predator. Hey, it is possible for a Republican to have a conscience...I guess. #7 “I wonder what was running through Foley’s mind as he cast his vote.”

Other than prancing little boys I am guessing this was his pennance for being a predator. Hey, it is possible for a Republican to have a conscience…I guess.

]]> By: Lindze http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-930162 Lindze Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:53:22 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-930162 Each and every adult who had knowledge of Foley's behavior, and who chose to do nothing to stop it ought be brought up on charges of aiding to the corruption of a minor!!! Each and every adult who had knowledge of Foley’s behavior, and who
chose to do nothing to stop it ought be brought up on charges of
aiding to the corruption of a minor!!!

]]> By: Wretched+Refuse http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-930110 Wretched+Refuse Mon, 02 Oct 2006 23:48:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-930110 THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG TIMEhttp://www.thelawparty.com/FranklinCoverup/franklin.htm THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LOOOONNNNNNNGGGGGGGG TIMEhttp://www.thelawparty.com/FranklinCoverup/franklin.htm

]]> By: eh http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-929695 eh Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:37:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-929695 The GOP wants to run on a platform of national security but they fail like children in a texas middle school. Not only are kids being murdered in their own schools (not even the Amish are safe) but now we have republicans covering up queer pedophila in their ranks...smells like the Reagan years all over again. http://www.voxfux.com/features/bush_child_sex_coverup/article_archive.htm The GOP wants to run on a platform of national security but they fail like children in a texas middle school. Not only are kids being murdered in their own schools (not even the Amish are safe) but now we have republicans covering up queer pedophila in their ranks…smells like the Reagan years all over again.

http://www.voxfux.com/features/bush_child_sex_coverup/article_archive.htm

]]> By: jurassicpork http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-929640 jurassicpork Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:28:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-929640 So, we now know, boys and girls, that Republicans cannot stand 1) the truth and 2) delicious irony. So, we now know, boys and girls, that Republicans cannot stand 1) the truth and 2) delicious irony.

]]> By: On The Turning Away » Can You Tell A Dem from A Republican? http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-929138 On The Turning Away » Can You Tell A Dem from A Republican? Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:55:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-929138 [...] No doubt people are tuning in to the Foley scandal. From ThinkProgress.org - Democrats: paryting (for the most part) with members of the opposite sex. Apparently this is an impeachable offense. Republicans: attempting to party (for the most part) with members of the same sex. Leaving, in many cases, their trophy wives at home to fend for themselves. Apparently this is NOT an impeachable or terminating offense. « FT’s Integrated Newsroom Launched   [...] [...] No doubt people are tuning in to the Foley scandal. From ThinkProgress.org – Democrats: paryting (for the most part) with members of the opposite sex. Apparently this is an impeachable offense. Republicans: attempting to party (for the most part) with members of the same sex. Leaving, in many cases, their trophy wives at home to fend for themselves. Apparently this is NOT an impeachable or terminating offense. « FT’s Integrated Newsroom Launched   [...]

]]> By: unitynow http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928588 unitynow Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:25:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928588 #71 - no doubt about what I saw on one of the blogs. Guess that's why he's moving fast. #71 – no doubt about what I saw on one of the blogs. Guess that’s why he’s moving fast.

]]> By: John R http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928446 John R Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:08:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928446 Maybe the "Keeping Kids Safe" thing was pulled because it already happened 4 days ago? Not that I like Hastert - but I'm just sayin. Maybe the “Keeping Kids Safe” thing was pulled because it already happened 4 days ago? Not that I like Hastert – but I’m just sayin.

]]> By: followthemoney http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928344 followthemoney Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:55:03 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928344 Hastert was a wrestling coach. He probably saw all kinds of grappling and gropping without thinking anything of it. What's a little Greco- Roman among teachers and minors under their protection? Hastert was a wrestling coach. He probably saw all kinds of grappling and gropping without thinking anything of it. What’s a little Greco- Roman among teachers and minors under their protection?

]]> By: Randy http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928211 Randy Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:28:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928211 New meaning to this speech referenced at http://speaker.house.gov/. At home we put children first, and Republicans are doing just that in the House” (Washington, D.C.) House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today [July 25, 2006] issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. The bill passed by voice vote. “At home, we put the security of our children first and Republicans are doing just that in our nation’s House. We’ve all seen the disturbing headlines about sex offenders and crimes against children. These crimes cannot persist. Protecting our children from Internet predators and child exploitation enterprises are just as high a priority as securing our border from terrorists. “House Republicans understand that a safer America involves providing safety measures on all fronts. That’s why today we passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.” New meaning to this speech referenced at http://speaker.house.gov/.

At home we put children first, and Republicans are doing just that in the House”

(Washington, D.C.) House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL) today [July 25, 2006] issued the following statement regarding the passage of H.R. 4472, the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006. The bill passed by voice vote.

“At home, we put the security of our children first and Republicans are doing just that in our nation’s House. We’ve all seen the disturbing headlines about sex offenders and crimes against children. These crimes cannot persist. Protecting our children from Internet predators and child exploitation enterprises are just as high a priority as securing our border from terrorists.

“House Republicans understand that a safer America involves providing safety measures on all fronts. That’s why today we passed the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006.”

]]> By: unitynow http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928188 unitynow Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:22:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928188 Fatboy Hastert is doing the backstroke now! He certainly wouldn't want any of his wrestling coach skeletons to come parading out of the closet about now! Phew! Fatboy Hastert is doing the backstroke now! He certainly wouldn’t want any of his wrestling coach skeletons to come parading out of the closet about now! Phew!

]]> By: annefrank http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928159 annefrank Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:15:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928159 Looks like it's disappeared again! http://www.house.gov/hastert Looks like it’s disappeared again!

http://www.house.gov/hastert

]]> By: Marie http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-928009 Marie Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:52:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-928009 Yeah, right -- fatboy Hastert sure wouldn't want to be accused of hypocrisy. Yeah, right — fatboy Hastert sure wouldn’t want to be accused of hypocrisy.

]]> By: Joe Sixpack http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-927930 Joe Sixpack Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:37:26 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-927930 <em>Who appointed Mark Foley to this prestigious position of protecting our children? Does anyone know</em>? Comment by unitynow He was appointed to the powerful Ways and Means committee and was named one of the party’s deputy whips by Tom DeLay. As for who appointed him to co-chair the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus, he was one of the original founders. Beyond the fact that Rep. Foley has long had questions about his sex preferences, one of the questions Republicans should have asked themselves from the get-go is why would a single, unmarried, childless man of 52 years be so interested in young children and especially teenage boys. Who appointed Mark Foley to this prestigious position of protecting our children? Does anyone know?
Comment by unitynow

He was appointed to the powerful Ways and Means committee and was named one of the party’s deputy whips by Tom DeLay. As for who appointed him to co-chair the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children’s Caucus, he was one of the original founders.

Beyond the fact that Rep. Foley has long had questions about his sex preferences, one of the questions Republicans should have asked themselves from the get-go is why would a single, unmarried, childless man of 52 years be so interested in young children and especially teenage boys.

]]> By: Karim http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/comment-page-2/#comment-927917 Karim Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:35:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/02/hastert-kids-cyberspace/#comment-927917 So much for decency and "Family values". So much for decency and “Family values”.

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